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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Arrival and Meeting Miss Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Margaret settles into her bedroom on her first night in Vida Winter's house, she rearranges which aspect of the bedroom?
(a) She moves the heavy chair nearer to the fireplace in order to stay warm.
(b) She takes down the heavy curtains from the windows.
(c) A picture on the wall troubles her, so she turns it around to face the wall.
(d) The canopy bed frightens her because she cannot see into the room, so she removes the curtain.

2. Margaret says of herself, "gradually, my reading became less random." What becomes the primary interest, or focus, of her reading?
(a) Historical fiction, especially from the thirteen century.
(b) Legends and superstitions centered on the number thirteen.
(c) Families torn apart by war and violence.
(d) The lives and memoirs of obscure writers.

3. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?
(a) Seven.
(b) Zero. She has only told the truth about herself.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Three.

4. At what age does Margaret discover she was a twin, and that this twin died at birth?
(a) Ten.
(b) As an adult, as she is narrating this book.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Five.

5. In the first interview, Margaret asks for three bits of information. What is the response to this from Vida Winter?
(a) She laughs, saying that five is a better number.
(b) She refuses, and threatens to find another author.
(c) She refuses to answer Margaret, saying she (Ms. Winter) will tell the story on her terms.
(d) She gives many examples from stories about the importance of three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?

2. Winter's frankness and honesty create a strong first reaction in Margaret. Early in their first conversation, Margaret:

3. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?

4. Who meets Margaret at the door of Miss Winter's house?

5. When she has trouble falling asleep the night after receiving the letter, what does Margaret do?

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